Water filter



V. B. 'HAGG WATER FILTER ATTORNEY May 17, 1927. 1,629,269

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ATTORNEY Patented `May r17', 1927.

UNITED STATES VIRGIL B. HAGG, OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

WATER FILTER..

Application filed October 7, 1925. Serial No. 61,007.

My invention relates to liilters Jfor removintev impurities from liquids and particularly 'for the purification ot wate' for household uses. The principal object` is toy provide l a filter of simple and economical construction in which the water is subjected to a very thorough oxidational action after preliminary filtration.

`A 'further object is to provide a filter in lo which the filter unit may be readily removed and reinserted so that it may be taken out froi'n time to time and cleaned which is essential to the long,r lite and proper operation ot suoli a filter. A further object of 5 the invention is to provide a removable filter unit which may be removed and cleaned without contact ot the hands with the portions ot the filter which sulisequently receive or come in Contact with the filtered water. i y i i A 'further object is to utilize one or more kinds of 'ilteringrmaterial ofi different de lgrecs ot permeability in the direction of {iowot the liquid being filtered, in such manner to protect the coarser granulated material used for onidational purposes` also prevent ingr impurities oit a` suspended physical naturefrom entering its pores, thereby prolonging the lite of said oxidizing; material.

A. further object ot the invention is to proyvide tor complete drainage of liquid 'from the filter unit, and particularly from the granular ovidizing material., after each' tiltering operation7 so as to permit access oi air thereto and maintain such material in a highly active condition.

Other objects will be in part obviousand in part pointed out hereinafter.

lvlater filters wherein the filtering material consists oi' porous materials such as silicates sandstonea kieselguhr, asbestos, and` similar substances, also granular materials as charcoal, coke. and the like, have long,- been known. ln this type oi filter the -superlicial area of the filtering;` surface is small :is mmpareil to the quantity of.' water to be filtered. Therefore it is ot the utmost im- ]iortanee that the exterior surface of the filtering material be kept in a clean, sanitary condition to obtain the maximum eticiency. The filtering,- surface must be readily arcessible so as tol remove the. accuniulated mattei'r it has strained, else the pores will soon become clogged and the filter will cease to Work.

Numerous attempts to manufacture filters of simple design to enable personso'f inex-. perioiice to readily clean them have been only partially or temporarily suceesstul. As an example, some lters are so constructed thatl the bottom oit the receiving reservoir lconsists of a pOrOuSilter-stone disc permathe disc to the jar is extremely hard and very. frequently necessitates the use ot a chisel and hammer to remove the worn out portion, thus endangering the breaking oi the stone-ware ar. Another objection is the inconvenienceof cleaning7 'owing to the combined weight off the upper reservoir and the water soaked filter-disc. The weight ot the lilter j ar .makes it quite cumbersome for children or physically"disabled persons to clean the filter properly without considerable risk. These objections are quite perceptible and no doubt account for the iiact that such `filters have never met with universal publie apn probation.` A' y. 1 l

.I am also` aware that various types of porous filter cylinders, blocks and the like have been invented, but I find in the inaiority ot cases where they are temporarily attachedto the reservoirs or filtering1 chambersy kby means of threaded bolts7 nuts 0r clamps,'that the metal, parts soonV eorrode 'and it is oftentimes hard to loosen the parts for the purpose oie. removing thev filter block in order to clean it. This nearly always occurs `where `the filter has been reglected for any length of time, Where the corrosion is very bad it becomes necessary to break the filter block in order to remove the parts.

The present invention by which these obw jer'tions are overcome and the above objects accomplished..comprisesa chamber 'for rooeivine' liquid, a storage chamber for filtered.

'liquid below said receiving chamber and a filter unit removably inserted between said chambers and comprising an outer filtering fall ot porous mineral materiali a body oi? oxidiaingiV agent inside said outer wall and a porci retaining member within said body 'of oxidizing material and having its upper its lower portion of greater porosity than portion and provided at` its center AWith liquid outlet means communicatingwith the lower chamber. i

The accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments of my invention, and reterring thereto:

Fig. 1 is a vertical mid-sectional view of the entire filter. v

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional View of the filter unit and adjacent portions of .the filter.

`Fig. 3 isahorizontal section on line 3-3 iniFigQ. i r

Fig. ,4.- is a Apartial Airont elevation of the drain dish and adjacentrparts of the filter Fig. 5 is ahorizontal section on line 5-5 in ,rig-.4.

Fight is a perspective View oi the member on which the `drain dish bracket is mouhtd- Fig. 7 is apartial vertical section of a filter provided with a `plurality ot filter units acting in parallel. 4 A .s' indicated in iFig. 1, a receiving vessel l Yis provided forholding the liquid to be filtered. Tliisyessel has a suitablecover 2. ,Tl'ieloiver portion 3 of said receiving vessel or reservoir :1 .)referably projects down into .the .mouthoi the storage chamber or reservoir `4,ashonulder 5 being preterably provided as y,a means of support. The projection ofthis [vessel'or j ar into the lowerchainber isnotabsolutely essential for 'the sucessfiil' opel'ation'of the filter, but such Ianarrangement.iinproves'the appearance of theQcompleted filter, 4by apparently slierteningthe top jar. The receiving `vessel 1 has a hole 6 in the bottom` Within which `.is fitted Ythe rubber bushing?. The latter is normally of slightlylar'ger diameter than .the holeti, in order to allow the bushing to expand Vwhen in position as indicated at Q5,

.andthus cause a water tight connection.

`,.'I`he` storage .reservoir ,L1 is preferably y,slightly,pm'oiis, enough to perinit slow seepage and evaporatioii `,frorrzthe exterior surtace ,inorderto cool the contents. This is standardpractice and long known. A Viau- ,cet is provided forfdrawing off theiiltered Vwater asdesired. A collecting base 9 drains o'f'lzthrough the hole 1.0,.any` excess seepage from reservoir 4. A vesselglll may be provided tor collectingthe drained off seepage which can .be emptied as the occasion `rei `quires. "Adrain .dish .12 collects any drip from the ,faucet and also acts as a plaeetol set a drinking glass. A portable stand A13 supports ythe entire filter.

The filter unit 14 is placed between the upper yreceiving vessel or .jar 1 and the loxvervesselgor storage reservoirl so Ythat all thevvater fflowing from the Aupper to the loafer ,vessel must Vpass v'through such iilter unit. S 1d filter UnitisShoivn in more detail in liig. 2 and referring thereto the eX- opening oi' rubber bushi aces terior Wall 15 oF such unitv porous and can be made ot either natural or artificial stone ot' suitable porosity and possessing certain filtering qualtities. Saidjfilter unit may as shown comprise a top Wall and a cylindrical si Wall and may be provided with a cyg lindrical interior recess or chamber 1G but any other desired shape ot Wall and chamber maybe used Without departing from the spirit oi the invention. 'An inwardly proiecting shoulder 17 may ybe provided below which is secured a porcelain outlet inember 3 8, said outlet member having' a discshapod base portion 18 fitting` within wail 15 and below` the shoulder' 17 and a tubular portion QG'projecting through fthe central 7. When `the unit is in assembled condition the base portion lo'tloutlet member 1S is peri'nanently attached to the filter Wall by' means of cement indicated at i9. A body ot granuiar filtering` and purify vingmaterial 2O is placed .within recess 16, said filtering material yconsieting itor example ot rci'ined charcoal or the like. .ln the center oit said body of filtering material is placed a porous cylindrical invertcdcup or thirnbe 2l `which is permanently fastened `to the outlet nieinber 18 by means of cement 23. The upper portion 21 of cup 21 consists of material having a relativelypcoarseypoiw K osity Tvhilethe lower portion 220i suclrcup yislet `fehitively fine poreSlty, the object be- :toretard [the exit ot the Water through ne portion 22 in order that it will rise to a higherlev and malte a rapid exit through the coarseA porous material in the upper part 2l". Portionsl andiQQ of cup 21 may be composed oit natural or artificial sione stoneware having different porosi- .Y Cup 2l provided with a central passte 29 rwhich communicates with a central v A* 5%() extending ythrough the tuhuar portion 2G ot outleti'ucinbcr 15%. Said out- Iiet member is fitted tightly vithin bushing 7 and said luishingis slightlyilarger in diameter than `the holeii' so that after Vinscrtion therein ,the rui i cxpai'ids as at 25 to ,forro a peri( ght connection. Tubular portion 26 is 4prefemhly tapering V,as shop'n sot-hat ,the natural wear otthe i ihber bushing may he compensated for by insert .ig such ig portion [further therein thus ens-airing a Water-tight joint ai all times. filhe rubber bushing is always submerged under Water Whenthe filter is in use thus prolringingr its iie irate? is a natural preservativeJof ru its de t ober and prevents `ioiatimi to a remarkable degree.

process is as fellows:

fl Water .is poured into the chamber 1Y as indicated at yps .through filter ,'.ircally removes,fall sus- T he Wateriifs nearly pure .tionable for the above .reasons Voir. This dust `imparts a charcoal taste to the tiltrate and destroys the clarity ot .the ,water and while .it ,is not considered detriii'ieutal to thehealth it is somewhat objec- According' to my yinvention in which .the porous stone or stone-ware cup 2l is used to retain theV charcoal it is practical to use very finely (lll dish

Vl Vand lower chamber 4 granulated material with vno ydanger oit any ofthe finer particles passingfthrough with the water. v

The drain dish 12 is, `as stated above, for the purpose oth'olding` aglass and catching` the drip tromthe faucet 8. Heretofore with iilter or cooler stands ot almost every kind it has been diiiicult ,to get a pitchervor decanter under the faucet tto draw oit water, on account ot .the draindish being :in the way. In'or'ierto till a pitcher or Adecanter it is necessaryto tip the samejquite'appreci- .in a vertical socket 37 in member 353 and the bracket arm riding up on an inclined tace 38 on said member when the bracket is pushed back, so as to permit a vessel to be introduced under the faucet; and so that when the vessel is withdrawmthebracket arm will automatically move back by the action ot gravity, to return the disk `to its normal pos1tion,thearm 34 falling into Ia notch or `groove 39 in line with the upper end of soclvet 37 to hold the same in normallposition `until' it is lorcibly removedtheret'rom by pressure ot the said vessel `against the It willbe noted that it is rnot necessary to touch -the dish 412 with the hands, itbeingsniiicient to press the water receiving vessel againstthe dish. This teature o't'my -invention may `be `applied not yonly in connection with water lfilters, but also with any otl'ier water dispensing devices,

.such as coolers, etc. `Furthermore, I do not wishto be limited to the .exactmeans above described tor permitting the drain dish to be movedfout oit the way or for causing fitto automatically be returned to normal position beneath the faucet, as itJis obviousithat .many other means could be .used fl'or this purpose, 'l'or example spring-return means,

,and my invention should be understoodfto include the use otanylot such means.

Any desirednumber ortho filter units 11i riay he placed between the upper chamber Y v l l `For example, in Fig. 7 I have shown `three ot such units placed side by side, each having` its outlet tube 26 inserted in a separate rubber bush- .theiefrom nearthe bot-tom thereof,

7. With such an arrangement,the water in parallel through all the iilteruiiits, ivingg a yfilter o' greater-capacity. In cit-her it `the toi-ins ot the invention shown, the ilter unit or units Imay not only be readily `removed, cleaned, and ire-insertedat regular vment over the to nier type oi' filter above rei'erred to, in which the filter ,meniber consisted ot a porous dish or plate pern'ianentiy cemented in the1bottom oit the water receiving jar.

I claim:

l. A tilter con'iprisinga water receptacle, a Liltir element within said receptacle in po` ,in to be entirely surrounded by the water therein, said filter element comprising snor-,ter Iwall ot porous stone and having an internal chamber separated trom said'receptacle by said outer wall, a bodyoit .granular puri" ring` material. in said chamber, an inverted thi mble ot porous mineralmaterialin the centralportion ort said chamber'and having a central. passage opening* downwardly to permit exit ot water therethrough, the lower portion ot said -,thimble ,being more finely porous than the upper portion, and ineansbelow said filter element for receiving the water passingi therethrough.

y12. Aiilter unit-tor water filters, compris- ,ing an outer wall ot porous `stone having?lr a top portion, a cylindrical side portion-and a shoulder portionformed integrally/with said side portion and projecting inwardly y A l said side portionot the wall extending downwardly below seid inwardly projecting shoulder; an outlet'men'iber having; a base'poition fittingr within said sideportion and'below said shoulder, said outlet'member being provided with acentral outlet passage extendingi vertically therethrough; :means securing the base portion ot said outletniember to said sideportiou and'sai d lshoulder; a thimble ot porous material within said outer wall and above said outletn'iember and having a pascomniunic: j with said koutlet passage; and a body ot granular purifying material withinV said outer wall and around said -tliiinble scribed my name this 25th `day of September, 1925.

VIRGIL B. HAGG. 

